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A Blood Clot is a mass of blood that forms when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together. When a blood clot is attached to the wall of a blood vessel, it is called a thrombus. When it moves through the bloodstream and blocks the flow of blood in another part of the body, it is called an embolus.

Study aims to improve early detection of atrial fibrillation

A new clinical study on the early detection of atrial fibrillation at home is starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research. This cardiac arrhythmia is responsible for a quarter of all strokes and yet the risk of patients with atrial fibrillation having a stroke can be reduced by 70 percent if they take anticoagulants early enough.

6 Oct 2017

UConn Health makes new 3D-printed model of arteries to help surgeons get practice

The first time a young surgeon threads a wire through a stroke victim's chest up through their neck and fishes a blood clot out of their brain may be one of the most harrowing moments in her career.

21 Sep 2017

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple types of cancer. Mvasi is the first biosimilar approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cancer.

14 Sep 2017

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Pacemakers help people live longer, active lives. They're also often worn for decades at a time. But a pacemaker's wiring could get infected, and the signs are too similar to typical ailments.

6 Sep 2017

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Pfizer Inc. today announced the launch of Hemocraft, a modification of the popular video game Minecraft, and the HemMobile Striiv Wearable, a custom wristband, to help people living with hemophilia better approach hemophilia education and activity tracking in the US.

26 Aug 2017

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Results of a yearlong study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with more than 900 nurses at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggest that well-designed online education can decrease the rate of nonadministration of prescribed and necessary doses of blood thinners to prevent potentially lethal blood clots in hospitalized patients.

16 Aug 2017

Investigators identify evidence-based recommendations to enhance patient's postoperative recovery

Collaborators in a new nationwide program for hospitals designed to improve the recovery of surgical patients have identified their first set of evidence-based recommendations: a care plan for colon and rectal surgical procedures.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new scoring method to predict bleeding risk after stroke

A new scoring method may help predict who is at high risk of serious bleeding after a stroke, according to a study published in the August 2, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Aug 2017

Anti-allergy medicines may be effective treatment for deadly blood clots in the legs

Common anti-allergy medicines could prove to be an effective treatment for potentially fatal blood clots in the legs, according to new research by the University of Birmingham.

2 Aug 2017

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

As one senator's health care emergency upended what was supposed to be an action-packed week for the Senate health care bill, Capitol Hill's denizens began rebooking Monday.

18 Jul 2017

Senator McCain undergoes brain clot removal surgery

U.S. Senator John McCain, 80, is on the way to recovery after undergoing a craniotomy operation to remove a blood clot from his brain. According to a statement released by the Mayo Clinic where he is being treated, Senator McCain underwent a routine physical examination followed by which the blood clot was detected in his brain. The surgery to remove the blood clot from above his left eye was performed at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Friday 14th of July.

17 Jul 2017

New optical clearing method helps analyze 3D structure of dangerous blood clots

A new technique that makes blood clots optically clear is allowing researchers to use powerful optical microscopy techniques to study the 3D structure of dangerous clots for the first time.

17 Jul 2017

Analysis: Senate’s latest health blueprint cuts costs at the expense of chronically ill

The latest Senate health proposal reins in costs by effectively splitting the individual insurance market, with healthy people diverted into stripped-down plans and chronically ill individuals left with pricey and potentially out-of-reach options, insurance analysts said.

17 Jul 2017

Erectile dysfunction drug may be used to coat stents in future heart surgeries

Coating stents with an erectile dysfunction drug may be the way forwards in treating stent patients, say researchers.

12 Jul 2017

Inferior vena cava filters may be overused in managed care populations, study suggests

Humana Inc. today announced research findings that suggest inferior vena cava (IVC) filters may be overused in managed care populations, and that filters may not always be removed after they are no longer needed.

6 Jul 2017

Novel small molecule tracer for PET imaging spots blood clots

Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism, which are major causes of mortality.

6 Jul 2017

Happitech, Arrhythmia Alliance and Bug Labs launch Heart for Heart e-health initiative

Happitech, Arrhythmia Alliance and Bug Labs will announce the launch of the Heart for Heart e-health initiative. This initiative invites people to participate in the world’s largest crowdsourced heart health initiative by inviting them to contribute their heart rhythm data using the free Heart for Heart iPhone App.

15 Jun 2017

New trial method could be more efficient way to study stroke treatments

A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial allows researchers to test two hypotheses at once.

9 Jun 2017

Higher BMI linked to increased complication risks after shoulder joint replacement surgery

For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased complications- including the need for "revision" surgery, reports a study in the June 7 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

8 Jun 2017

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

Results of an international, randomized controlled research study show that mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective in some patients even when performed within 6 to 24 hours after a stroke.

7 Jun 2017

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Study aims to improve early detection of atrial fibrillation

UConn Health makes new 3D-printed model of arteries to help surgeons get practice

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Investigators identify evidence-based recommendations to enhance patient's postoperative recovery

Researchers develop new scoring method to predict bleeding risk after stroke

Anti-allergy medicines may be effective treatment for deadly blood clots in the legs

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

Senator McCain undergoes brain clot removal surgery

New optical clearing method helps analyze 3D structure of dangerous blood clots

Analysis: Senate’s latest health blueprint cuts costs at the expense of chronically ill

Erectile dysfunction drug may be used to coat stents in future heart surgeries

Inferior vena cava filters may be overused in managed care populations, study suggests

Novel small molecule tracer for PET imaging spots blood clots

Happitech, Arrhythmia Alliance and Bug Labs launch Heart for Heart e-health initiative

New trial method could be more efficient way to study stroke treatments

Higher BMI linked to increased complication risks after shoulder joint replacement surgery

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

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